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When NetherRealm Studios released Mortal Kombat 9 in 2011, one of the biggest surprises for the developer was the popularity of the story mode. For a genre that’s built on tense head-to-head matches, the community’s embrace of an element that has always been an afterthought — well at least for most titles — was a revelation.

“The story mode has been a huge, huge mode for us,” said Brian Goodman, marketing games manager. “We see a lot more people coming into the genre.”

Taking advantage of this, NetherRealm is expanding the menu of single-player options in its sequel Mortal Kombat X. The team is moving beyond playing through a compelling narrative that takes place 25 years after the reboot and the group is broadening the solo experience through Living Towers and a Faction WarContinue Reading →